Archive for August 2012
Armenia names Bardakian National Team Coach
Carl Bardakian was named new head coach of Armenian National Team. The specialist who resides in the USA will guide Armenia at 2012 EuroBasket in Division C. Armenia will face Scotland, Wales, Modlova, Andorra, Gibraltar and hosting San Marino. The event is scheduled for July 2-7. Bardakian led Los Angeles basketball team to the triumph…
Read MoreAndorra takes Small Countries Championship over Moldova
Andorra captured their first title at the European Championship Small Countries Men since 2004 and fourth in their history with a 74-72 over Moldova on Saturday in San Marino. Jaume Tomas Vilana’s team went in front in the first quarter at the Arena Domus and then led by as many as 16 points in the…
Read MoreSK Tirana wins Final opener over Basket Kamza
Tirana triumphs in the country as they edged Basket Kamza in three games. The Winner of the Regular Season swept the Final series 3-0. In Game 3 the favorites celebrated a 73:62 win. Tirana opened the game with 20-4 and never looked behind in the game. They had 34:17 midway through the second frame and…
Read MoreEasyway etch name in Sultan’s Cup’s history
IT WAS history in the making for the national basketball team last night. Playing under the banner of Easyway, they became the first national side to win back-to-back titles in the Sultan’s Cup after defeating the Wisdom Jade Daycare Wildcats 104-92 in the final at the Brunei Basketball Association court in Batu Bersurat. Esmond Tan,…
Read MoreFootprint Girls clinch Kenya’s Excel Basketball Trophy
Kenyan Basketball (Women)
Footprint Girls clinch Excel Basketball Trophy – Aug 5, 2012Nairobi based Footprints Girls team clinched the annual Excel Daima Girls Basketball tournament after defeating Alliance Girls 18-13 in a thrilling final sta…
Read MoreBarclays Bank sits on top of the Nairobi league
Kenyan Basketball (Men)
Barclays tops NBA league, Equity unscathed – Aug 5, 2012
Barclays Banks basketball team The Eagles are at the helm of the Nairobi Basketball Association League Zone A with 27 points from 14 matches played. Barclays Ban…
Harare Wins Zimbabwe U-17 Inter-Provincial Tourney
Zimbabwean Basketball (Men)
Harare Win U-17 Inter-Provincial Tourney – Aug 5, 2012HARARE are this year’s winners of the Under-17 boys and girls inter-provincial tournament held in Mutare over the weekend. The tournament saw all the provinces fig…
Read MoreDorsey re-signs with Olympiacos through 2014
Reigning Turkish Airlines Euroleague champion Olympiacos Pireaus reached a new agreement with center Joey Dorsey to stay together until the end of the 2013-14 season, the club announced Saturday. Dorsey (2.03 meters, 28 years old) arrived midway thro…
Read MoreKaukenas heads home to join Zalgiris Kaunas
A veteran scorer heads home for the first time in more than decade with the announcement Sunday night that Zalgiris Kaunas has signed shooting guard Rimantas Kaukenas for the next Turkish Airlines Euroleague season. Kaukenas (1.92 meters, 35 years ol…
Read MoreHaiti beats Honduras 82-74 in friendly game
The National Team of Haiti has been in training camp for the last three weeks and is now set to play a series of friendship games. The first one was against the national team of Honduras and that game was won by Haiti with 82-74.
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